Scuba diving in the ocean can be an otherworldly experience, as can the marvels waiting to be discovered. Imagine swimming along and being approached by a massive sperm whale, who furthermore would ...

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One of the defining features of humans is our brain's remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and more. These abilities stem not just from our large brain size, but also from ...

George Washington Crile (1864-1943)—an Ohio surgeon, and co-founder of the Cleveland Clinic—made casts of animal organs for his study of metabolism. This is his cast of the brain of a white whale.